Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

BAE Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
AMPV field tests at Fort Hood, Texas
TypeTracked armoured fighting vehicle
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States Army
Production history
ManufacturerBAE Systems Inc.
Developed fromM2 Bradley
Unit costUSD $2.51 million in 2020
ProducedSince 2018
No. builtOrdered by the US Army:
  • 29 prototypes
  • 551 in LRIP (low-rate initial production)

Planned for the US Army:

  • 2,907
Variants
  • M1283 general purpose (APC)
  • M1284 medical evacuation vehicle (790 planned)
  • M1285 medical treatment vehicle (216 planned)
  • M1286 mission command (993 planned)
  • M1287 mortar carrier vehicle (386 planned)
Specifications
Mass36 t (79,000 lb)(GVM)
Length6.00 m (236 in) (for the general purpose variant - APC)
Width3.70 m (146 in)
Height3.10 m (122 in)

EngineCummins VTA903E-T675
504 kW (676 hp)
TransmissionRenk HMPT 800
Ground clearance0.40 m (16 in)
Operational
range
362 km (225 mi)
Maximum speed61 km/h (38 mph)

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is an American armored fighting vehicle that is replacing the M113 armored personnel carrier and family of vehicles in U.S. Army service. The AMPV was designed and produced by BAE Systems, and is based on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

As of 2013, five variants of the 2,907 AMPV are planned:

  • M1283 general purpose (522 planned)
  • M1284 medical evacuation vehicle (790 planned)
  • M1285 medical treatment vehicle (216 planned)
  • M1286 mission command (993 planned)
  • M1287 mortar carrier vehicle (386 planned)

The first AMPV prototype was rolled out in December 2016 Following a competitive bidding process, the first production vehicles were delivered 2020. In 2023 the AMPV entered full-rate initial production.